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*    mosee [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] this house is very



*    nice. mosemose [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] is also



*    used, A. would accept mosemose



*    only; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ].



*mɔ 1 [ ˥ ] in m-eto [ ˩ ˥ ] to plait one’s



*    hair; ɔm-eto [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] she plaited her



*    hair; cf. ɔmeto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*mɔ 2 [ ˥ ] to bear fruit, of plants.



*mɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to lend; ɔrh-iɣo na



*    mɔmɔ [ ˩ / ˥ / ˩ ˩ ] he lends money;



*    ɔmɔmɔ ʋ̃-ĩɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] he lent me



*    money. (2) to borrow; imɔm-



*    ũkpɔ̃ ʋ-obɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] I bor-



*    rowed a cloth from him, n-irhie



*    ɣari-uɣe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “to take (it) to



*    go to a dance”; v. iɣo [ ˥ ˥ ].



*m-ɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ].



*mu 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to take up; to carry;



*    v. tɔ̃ [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ]; ɔmu ihɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    he is carrying a load; imu‿ɛ̃ ʋ-



*    obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I carried it in my



*    hand; imu‿ɛ̃ ʋoʋo [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ] I



*    lifted him on my back (of babies;



*    iy-iyeke mu‿ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] I carried



*    him on my back, of somebody



*    who is ill, or e.g. when fording a



*    river); imu‿ɛ̃ y-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]



*    I carried it on my head. (2) to



*    snatch; to catch; imu‿ɛ̃ ʋ-eɽo



*    [ ˧ ˥ ˨ ˨ ˦ ] I caught you in your trick



*    (“caught him”: mu‿ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]);



*    imu‿ɛ̃ɽ-igbĩna [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] I snatched



*    (drew) him away from the fight



*    (the ɽ is not nasalised); cf. Yor.



*    mu [ ˥ ]. (3) to have an attack



*    of; the name of the disease as



*    subject; v. ɔwa [ ˥ ˥ ], okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ].



*    (4) to be possessed of a certain



*    turn of mind; the emotion being



*    the subject; v. exue [ ˩ ˩ ], ohã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ]; but also v.



*    mu‿ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. mu combined



*    with verbs: mu [ ˥ ] de [ / ] to



*    bring something to somebody



*    (v. mu [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ]); ɔmu‿ɛ̃ de



*    [ ˩ ˩ / / ] he is bringing it him.